House vs Tucumcari

A side-by-side comparison of House and Tucumcari: population, income, housing, and more.

House and Tucumcari are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tucumcari has the higher population (5,197 vs 47 in House). House has the higher median home value ($116,100 vs $56,400 in Tucumcari). Since 2019, Tucumcari's population has grown faster (+5.7% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	House	Tucumcari
Population	47	5,197
Median age	60.7 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$39,915
Median home value	$116,100	$56,400
Median gross rent	—	$751
Housing units	28	2,993
Homeownership rate	89.3%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	House	Tucumcari
Population	66 → 47 (-28.8%)	4,919 → 5,197 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$22,292 → $22,857 (+2.5%)	$26,029 → $39,915 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$86,700 → $116,100 (+33.9%)	$52,200 → $56,400 (+8.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $751 (+35.1%)

House

Population

6647

Median household income

$22,292$22,857

Median home value

$86,700$116,100

Tucumcari

Population

4,9195,197

Median household income

$26,029$39,915

Median home value

$52,200$56,400

Median gross rent

$556$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	House	Tucumcari
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	6.4%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	6.4%	15.8%
55 to 64	46.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	17.0%	10.4%
75 and over	23.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	House	Tucumcari
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	30.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	63.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	House	Tucumcari
No high school diploma	29.5%	18.2%
High school graduate	13.6%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	House	Tucumcari
Drove alone	20.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	80.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	House	Tucumcari
1-unit, detached	89.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	House	Tucumcari
Poverty rate	51.1%	31.2%
Average household size	1.68	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	—	13
Median year structure built	1970	1959